Great news that Lewis is F1 champion for the 2nd time. Just a shame that Rosberg's car died and it wasn't a real race.
Good news all the same
Agree with the Lewis bit but still think, with the tremendous start he got, Nico would not have caught him :hmmm:
I also hope Jensen gets a place next year as, despite a dog of a car, he's had good results this year.
Sebastian has, to my mind, made a completely retrograde step in moving to Ferrari and Eddie Jordan was totally right in that Fernando Alonso jumped ship thinking that he might get a ride at Mercedes following the Lewis/Nico contretemps.
May I also suggest that those who don't like F1 desist from posting in this thread as there's nothing more tiresome than those who decry something that others like :unimpressed:
Congratulations to Lewis Hamilton on his and his teams achievement :thumbsup:
It was a shame that Nico had problems with his car, he must have felt really sickened as he finished the race but did give a very good interview afterwards.
I hope we find out soon who is going where and I am looking forward to next years races :claphappy:
cheers John.
The weather has been a bit "iffy" recently, but today turned out to be gloriously sunny, and I had to forego a swim in the Pool after lunch to watch Lewis clinch the World Title.
It turned out fairly easy for him in the end due to Rosberg's car problems, but he deserved it anyway. Well done - nice to see a British World Champion.
Lewis deserved his win and the championship well done Mercedes. I hope Jenson keeps his seat at Maclaren for next season he has done well this season with a bad car and things can only get better next year with Honda coming back.I think Williams deserve a well done as well it looks like they are well on the way back to the top.
Seb has shown he is not as good as he thought Ricardio a F1 rookie showed him up all season with the same car I don't think we will see Seb being at the front with Ferrari next year.
Absolutely Congratulations to Lewis - He and Nico did have far superior equipment and he used it just a little better...
For me though Driver of the year, is Dan Ricciardo - dragging a pedestrian Red Bull up to third place and Team of the Year Williams for the emense improvement over recent years.
I think the others will close the gap to Mercedes over the winter so next year could be a 4-way fight between Lewis, Nico, Dan and Valteri Bottas.
Fantastic race, especially with Massa catching in the last 15 or so laps, I really thought that he was going to win at one point!
As for Bottas, he is a definate future world champion. His driving this season has been exeptional, as long as someone like Ricciardo, Kyvat or Verstappen doesn't get there first!
Great race, poor start from Rosberg and the car just broke under him. Shame really.
Oh, and I damaged my voice once again! (for those who won't know, I am an aspiring motorsport commentator, I covered the race and it was a good one tbh)
Quote from: Danfilm007 on November 23, 2014, 10:09:32 PM
Oh, and I damaged my voice once again! (for those who won't know, I am an aspiring motorsport commentator, I covered the race and it was a good one tbh)
Were you broadcasting on any medium that we'd have access to?
Quote from: newportnobby on November 24, 2014, 10:14:15 AM
Quote from: Danfilm007 on November 23, 2014, 10:09:32 PM
Oh, and I damaged my voice once again! (for those who won't know, I am an aspiring motorsport commentator, I covered the race and it was a good one tbh)
Were you broadcasting on any medium that we'd have access to?
I am unsure if Mystic Meg is still going :smiley-laughing: :smiley-laughing: :smiley-laughing: :smiley-laughing:
Quote from: newportnobby on November 24, 2014, 10:14:15 AM
Quote from: Danfilm007 on November 23, 2014, 10:09:32 PM
Oh, and I damaged my voice once again! (for those who won't know, I am an aspiring motorsport commentator, I covered the race and it was a good one tbh)
Were you broadcasting on any medium that we'd have access to?
The full broadcast is on my Youtube account (so Danfilm007)
Mystic Meg? Sounds tasty :smiley-laughing:
Agree that Lewis was best driver of the two in the best car.
Having said that, I have a feeling the Red Bull chassis was a serious bit of kit, its rare Adrian N churns out a duffer.
But, for me, my boys from Grove stole the show. When I saw they had qualified 3 and 4 I was wondering if I would find myself facing a moral quandary. It looked like Williams could spoil the party of one of the Merc lads, and if that was Hamilton I was thinking "who would I route for?"
No question, anyone in a Williams has my backing 100%
So, next year? Well I hope that the Williams team were keeping an eye on the car for next year earlier than normal. Lets face it, it was clear very very early nobody would touch the 3 pointed star, so I hope Williams have been working on the FW37 for a while.
If they have, I predict a fight between any driver in a Williams, Mercedes or Red Bull. Ferrari could be brilliant or naff, its all in their aero and nobody can predict that now.
Skyline2uk
Great news for Hammy... Well deserved over the season - 11 wins I think in the end..?
One of my friends will be partying for a while that's for sure. He just happens to work on the Championship winning car :thumbsup:
Quote from: mattwm on November 24, 2014, 06:51:05 PM
Great news for Hammy... Well deserved over the season - 11 wins I think in the end..?
One of my friends will be partying for a while that's for sure. He just happens to work on the Championship winning car :thumbsup:
Lucky fella.
We're in for a good season next year with the Mercedes form and Williams accelerating (excuse the pun) fast to the top teams. Maybe the new Mclaren Honda partnership will add some new competition as well.
If Mercedes were to make a tiny engine we could fit in our trains we could have a Formula N all of our own.! :D
Presumably with the engine freeze whatever Honda come up with has to be the best option to challenge the Merc power plant. With Mario Illien floating around the Renault might find something though. As Williams have the Merc that puts them in a strong position enginewise and hopefully they can build on this years success. There wasn't anything wrong with the aero on the Red Bull. With Newey taking a step back it will be interesting to see if that affects them, although their aero team must be good, you never know how such things will pan out. Ferrari seem to be all over the shop, and frankly, I don't care as they can blame no one but themselves. Not sure if Vettel is going to have a fun time...
I think it was ultimately the 'right' result. Be interesting to see the Hamilton-Rosberg dynamic at the start of the season.
Quote from: Luke Piewalker on November 24, 2014, 07:41:17 PM
Presumably with the engine freeze whatever Honda come up with has to be the best option to challenge the Merc power plant. With Mario Illien floating around the Renault might find something though. As Williams have the Merc that puts them in a strong position enginewise and hopefully they can build on this years success. There wasn't anything wrong with the aero on the Red Bull. With Newey taking a step back it will be interesting to see if that affects them, although their aero team must be good, you never know how such things will pan out. Ferrari seem to be all over the shop, and frankly, I don't care as they can blame no one but themselves. Not sure if Vettel is going to have a fun time...
I think it was ultimately the 'right' result. Be interesting to see the Hamilton-Rosberg dynamic at the start of the season.
There's still a big question about Alonso. I can't believe he's going to back out of F1 for ANY period of time. I can't see him really going to McClaren unless he really thinks the new Honda relationship is going to allow him to win points. - Interesting to see how this pans out
I missed the race but was pleased to hear the result. Well done Lewis! I must admit to a sneaking feeling that team Merc might have tweaked Nicos car to ensure that the rivalry couldn't get out of hand at this stage.
Funny you should say that, I was thinking the same, also after Nico took Lewis out at Spa (I think) the following race Nico got all sorts of problems enabling Lewis to catch up points. I was wondering if Nico was told if he wants to stay with Mercedes he was not going to be allowed to win the championship this year, not a good advert for Mercedes after such questionable behaviour as Lewis is very, very marketable and a good image for them. :hmmm:
Quote from: newportnobby on November 23, 2014, 08:34:37 PM
I also hope Jensen gets a place next year as, despite a dog of a car, he's had good results this year.
Me too, he will be missed if he does go. It's disgusting how "Ruthless Ron" has treated both drivers. When you cast your memory back to 2002 (Renault) this must be deja vu for Jenson that Alonso could yet again lose him another seat! I bet he must feel that Fernando is like having a sore spot on his backside that won't go away!
I know one thing though, I feel that if Button does leave F1 I won't be watching it as much, what with pathetic rule changes and that crazy double points scheme that could lose a driver the championship, I am starting to rapidly lose my enthusiasm for the sport.
Evidently it's well known that Ron Dennis does not like facial hair and that there is no love lost between him and Alonso, so it's interesting to see Alonso has grown a beard :hmmm:
LOL.... That never crossed my mind. Come to think of it I have a friend who does quite a bit of work around the Woking factory, apparently Ron is a freak when it comes down to things being spotless. Even to the point of supposedly having his gravel drive taken up and washed!
Quote from: newportnobby on November 26, 2014, 09:42:48 AM
Evidently it's well known that Ron Dennis does not like facial hair and that there is no love lost between him and Alonso, so it's interesting to see Alonso has grown a beard :hmmm:
Are you sure that's true - Lewis has some (but not much) facial hair.
By the way I've just read that the McLaren/Honda engine combination is not working too well just yet.
Seeing as it is what sets Lewis up for the day, where do you buy watermelon juice???
Link to my favourite un-offical Formula 1 site.
Info on Drivers and confirmed dates for 2015 etc
http://www.gp-hub.com/series/f1-2015/ (http://www.gp-hub.com/series/f1-2015/)